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According to the trainer of Stephen Curry, Dennis Smith Jr. of the Dallas Mavericks is a future All-Star and could be the next big thing. As reported by Dalton Trigg of 247Sports, Brandon Payne — who has trained with two-time MVP and three-time world champion Curry since 2011 — believes Smith will be a future All-Star. […]

Stephen Curry’s trainer, Brandon Payne, has confirmed that 2018 first-round pick Luka Doncic worked out with Accelerate Basketball Training on Sunday night. Brandon Payne confirms that @luka7doncic worked out with the @acceleratebball guys on Sunday night. Payne also tells me, “We will be discussing future work (with Luka) in the near future.” pic.twitter.com/MesF5KKjsT — Dalton […]

Manu Ginobili’s retirement on Monday shook the NBA. The San Antonio Spurs legend is calling it a career after an incredibly successful 16-year run in the NBA. One of his fiercest rivals took to Twitter to wish him well. Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks had their fair share of grudge matches against Ginobili and […]

Many consider Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Dončić to be the front-runner for this season’s Rookie of the Year Award. The fact that the expectations are already this massive for the newest member of the Mavs, despite the fact that he has yet to play a single minute of basketball in U.S. soil, proves that Dončić is […]

Dallas Mavs forward Harrison Barnes’ wedding story involves determination, rides from a former teammate who is now in the NBA, and ice cream, yeah… lots of ice cream. The Dallas Mavericks star was at the peak of his collegiate career in North Carolina, when he met Brittany, a cheerleader for the Tar Heels. Despite an […]

The disparity of pay between the NBA and its sister, the WNBA, has gone to astronomical levels. Only a short oversight into the vast gap in compensation between NBA athletes and WNBA players will give the impression that these two eerily similar homegrown basketball leagues are completely different when it comes down to money. Dallas […]

Luka Doncic is one of the most promising young players in the 2018 draft class. But apparently, fellow rookies Dallas Mavericks’ European star don’t envision him as the best player to emerge from the 2018 NBA Draft. In the NBA’s rookie survey, players were asked who they believe will have the best career of the […]

The Dallas Mavericks went all in on European wonder kid Luka Doncic at the 2018 NBA draft, as they look build a foundation in the hopes of again challenging for an NBA championship in the future. With the acquisition of Doncic, the 19-year-old will now team up with explosive guard Dennis Smith Jr. in the […]

The investigation of the Dallas Mavericks’ reportedly hostile workplace is nearing its conclusion and the results are hoped to be made public by next week. While residing within the confine of the Mavs and the NBA, the impact of those results could potentially be felt all over. As reported by Eddie Sefko of Sportsday, the […]

Dennis Smith Jr. of the Dallas Mavericks had an impressive rookie season. His next mission would be to top his first-year performance. Will he be a victim of the sophomore slump? As reported by Mavs.com’s Dwain Price, Smith Jr. is not worried about the slump. If he gets into one, Smith Jr. won’t panic. Instead, […]

A new basketball app looks to take the world of hoops by storm. HomeCourt, a phone/tablet application developed by Silicon Valley-based technology company NEX Team, is aimed to help improve the user’s basketball aptitude through the help of artificial intelligence. This app is so promising that the likes of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, former […]

Back in 2013, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban suggested that the Los Angeles Lakers amnesty Kobe Bryant. He might have heard Cuban’s suggestion and responded the most classic Black Mamba manner. Bryant exploded for 38 points against Cubans’ very own team. It was clear that there’s no way Bryant would let the Lakers amnesty him. […]

Deandre Ayton and Luka Doncic — the first and second overall picks of this year’s draft seem to be growing a liking to each other. Recently, the Dallas Mavericks guard said that the Phoenix Suns big man will win this year’s award for the best rookie. Speaking with ESPN’s Chris Forsberg, Doncic was asked who he […]

The much-hyped Slovenian wonder kid Luka Doncic will finally be making his NBA debut with the Dallas Mavericks this upcoming 2018-19 season. His all-around brilliance and outstanding playmaking will create headaches for opposing defenses. In a recent ESPN roundtable discussion with his fellow top rookies, Doncic to LeBron James as the person he is most […]

Dennis Smith Jr. is a name that most NBA fans are becoming increasingly familiar with — for good reason. The Dallas Mavericks point guard has a wide variety of tricks in his proverbial bag, crossovers, step-back jumpers, crafty layups, and extraordinary hops. Smith’s leaping ability was on full display at a practice run earlier this […]

Rap icon J. Cole looks to be on his way to follow in the footsteps of Jay-Z in terms of owning a stake in an NBA team. However, Cole has set a higher bar, with the rapper claiming his desire to acquire the Dallas Mavericks some time in the future. In his latest freestyle release, […]

Denver Nuggets Center Nikola Jokic and Dallas Mavericks legendary power forward Dirk Nowitzki are two of the more talented big men in the NBA that simply don’t dunk the ball as much as we would anticipate. Both standing genuinely over 6-foot-11, Jokic and Nowitzki prefer to use their finesse around the basket instead of throwing […]

Really good basketball organizations do not magically appear in the NBA. They are a result of hard work, foresight, good decision making, and sometimes a little bit of gambling. Some reap the rewards while others the disaster. There is no exemption to this rule. Even some of the best and most successful organizations had a […]

With a chapter of NBA basketball now over, teams look forward to a fresh slate this season. New and old faces with their respective teams are going to be out there carving out a legacy to be remembered. With the wild free agency nearly over, we already have a picture of what to expect this […]

It seems like former Los Angeles Lakers star forward Lamar Odom is already moving on from a tumultuous string of events after he dropped out of the NBA five years ago. A Redditor by the name of BuckChartowski posted a video of a Storage Wars family winning Odom’s old storage unit in an auction, which contained […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic will break into the NBA hardwood as the most accomplished European prospect the league has ever seen, having conquered multiple titles with Real Madrid on his way to becoming the Euroleague’s youngest MVP at a mere 19 years of age. European legend Milos Teodosic compared the Slovenian wonderboy’s talent to […]

Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. made some waves when he liked an Instagram post calling fellow rookie Luka Doncic overrated. Doncic’s former teammate in Europe, Dino Radoncic, responded by throwing shade at Porter and saying the Nuggets rookie is the one who’s overrated. Porter and the Dallas Mavericks rookie were together at the NBA Rookie […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has a future Hall of Fame teammate in Dirk Nowitzki and a future Hall of Famer’s signed jersey in Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s. It’s fun to be the Mavs guard these days. The Slovenian hotshot, who was selected third overall by the Atlanta Hawks in June’s NBA Draft […]

Unlike in 2015, the Dallas Mavericks can print out promotional items with DeAndre Jordan’s face on them these days. After all, the Mavs did not just get the word from the big man. They also got his signature on a contract, inking the center to a one-year, $22.9 million deal earlier this summer. And just […]

The NBA is showcasing two rookies this season that come from the former Yugoslavia and add to the area’s rich basketball history. Luka Doncic, Slovenia, and Dzanan Musa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, are set to star in the documentary “There’s Something in the Water” about the lead up to the NBA draft for the young stars. […]

There’s no official indication, but this could be Dirk Nowitzki’s final season. The German big man is 40-years old and clearly on the downslope of his historic career. The possibility that this would be Dirk’s last season is all the more interesting after hearing that his final game could come in San Antonio. According to […]

Former 1st pick overall of the 2012 NBA draft, Anthony Davis has slowly grown into a two-way juggernaut. Averaging 28.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks, he has led the way for the New Orleans Pelicans ever since his tenure. During the last Western Conference playoffs, he solidified his rise by notching his first playoff […]

Dirk Nowitzki is coming back for an NBA-record 21st season with the same team, the Dallas Mavericks, hopeful to go out on a winning note. For the 7-footer, that would be another adventure in the playoffs, but judging by the Mavs’ last two seasons, that seems to be a work in progress. The 40-year-old noted […]

Luka Doncic and Michael Porter Jr. haven’t even played in a single NBA game yet they’re already involved in some controversy. The Dallas Mavericks rookie’s former teammate threw some shade at the Denver Nuggets forward after the latter liked a comment saying that Doncic is overrated. Dino Radoncic, Doncic’s teammate in Real Madrid, caught sight […]

Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki is expecting his team to bounce back after two seasons mired in the cellar of the Western Conference. The 40-year-old Nowitzki decided to return for his 21st season, hoping to go out in a winning note after struggling with injuries the past two years. “I think we should be a […]

An innocent kid recently asked Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki if he was going to break Wilt Chamberlain’s towering 100-point record in an NBA game, according to Dwain Price of Mavs.com. As Dirk mentioned, the kid must not watch a ton of the Mavs. Nowitzki’s response was filled with his signature sass, one we’ve come […]

Entering the 21st season of his illustrious career, Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki refuses to stop working on his game. However, despite the fact that the German has been using the summer break to further improve his shooting, the Mavs’ living legend proved to be no match to a young girl in a recent game […]

Dirk Nowitzki is set to play in his 21st season in the league after deciding to ink a one-year, $5 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks. This has once again brought into question his commitment after that campaign with retirement now lingering as he winds down from what has been an illustrious NBA career. According […]

Known for manning the point guard position during the four-year run of the LeBron James-led Miami Heat, former Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mario Chalmers is healthy again and garnering interest from the Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans, according to ESPN’s Marc J. Spears. Chalmers played 66 games with the Grizzlies last year […]

The hype remains uber high on Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic. The guys over at Bristol recently had a poll about who they think will win the 2018-19 NBA Rookie of the Year, and the result was overwhelmingly in favor of the Slovenian hotshot. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmKFwr_jSa2 The poll was not done in Slovenia, but Doncic nearly […]

In his prime, Shawn Marion was an absolute force to be reckoned with. Now at 40 years of age, Marion has been retired from the league for three years. Nonetheless, he is adamant that it would have been a walk in the park for him had he been playing in his prime in today’s NBA, […]

The most potent lead guards in the modern NBA are those who can seamlessly step off the ball without skipping a beat. Stephen Curry empowers the Golden State Warriors’ offense because of his electric off-ball movement and historically elite shooting. On the flip side, high-usage, ball-dominant guards can cap their team’s ceiling. Guards like Russell […]

Salah Mejri is coming back to the Dallas Mavericks after all and it is now official. According to Mavs.com, Dallas has formally inked the 7-foot-2 center to a new deal. The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have re-resigned center Salah Mejri. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mejri initially got […]

Dallas Mavericks swingman Luka Doncic wouldn’t rule out a return to Spain at some point in his future in an interview with Spanish newspaper Marca. The former Real Madrid star is hoping he can return to the city later in his career to pave the way for others, as the team once did for him (via […]